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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
4
A compilation of observations on Florida tourism cheer, etiquette gaps, Nebraska unicameral efficiency, and U S government payroll scales. It cites the Nebraska reform and compares federal salaries, noting 939 876 workers and $146 629 881 paid in September, with earlier WWI peak figures.
A reflection on Thanksgiving marking Plymouth 1621 and noting reasons for gratitude. The piece extols national abundance and freedom, democratic governance, absence of major disasters, and peaceful world order, citing President Roosevelt on hopeful peace.
A reprinted Rome News-Tribune editorial urges regular churchgoing as the key to a happier order. It argues Sunday worship mobilizes essential community production plants churches, whose quality builds character, the basis of a strong city, and calls readers to attend services and support church activities.
The Blue Book of Southern Progress cites a rayon plant near Jacksonville, the world's largest cigarette factory in the south, major refineries nearby, a southern shipyard building America's largest merchant liner, and a $10 million rayon plant in a small southern town. It notes 66 pulp and paper mills with $200 million investment and rising oil output, while a tobacco product plant and other southern developments advance regional industry.
The piece notes rising Florida tourism with earlier arrivals and larger registrations. It cites New York Times praise of Florida’s season and booming transport links. It also reports 143000 World War veterans have not claimed bonuses, with $71 million held by Washington and deadline January 1, 1940 to file claims.
A nostalgic essay urges gratitude for national prosperity and global abundance during Thanksgiving. It recalls historical Pilgrims and stresses unity under one roof and shared thanks, noting relief, war avoidance, and plenty for those who strive. It ends with a call to continue grateful thinking.
The excerpt praises Lakeside Inn Mount Dora as a lovely winter holiday spot with immortal flowers orange groves and scenic sunsets. It contains a quoted poem by George H. Sweetnam and a note from Stanton M. Child. It reflects admiration for the inn and local scenery and mentions the calendar rhyme about months.
Mr and Mrs C K Fraser of Buffalo New York announce they cannot come south this season due to Mrs Fraser's partial recovery from a June shock. They will remember the warm memories with Mount Dora friends and plan to keep in touch via the Topic. The note ends with a light remark on chicken salad and pork prices.
A reflective line notes that a boy without a dog lacks a simple, comforting companion. The observation hints at an unshared childhood experience and a quiet sense of absence in daily life.
The Aero Graphic Corporation and publisher Ecentre of Albany Indiana announce Florida via Camera a picture book on Florida attractions. The book covers Jacksonville to Key West along coastlines and central and north west Florida with Lake County Mt Plymouth and Orlando area photographs. It features more than 250 pictures and tracks Florida industries with travelogue sections distribution by Eastern Air Lines and Drummer. See copy at Topic office.
Mount Dora Public Library Com lists Emma Geldero Sterne’s European Summer as a delightful travel book. Four college girls and the author narrate cheerful adventures across France and Norway with vivid scenes of wheat fields, Loire valleys, nights under stars, and Norwegian coffee. The Carnegie Foundation helped place the volume on the library table.
Dr. M. G. Hunter of Leesburg serves as president of the Florida Association of Osteopathic Physicians, a recognition of Lake County leaders and the high honors Lake County men have earned through their business and professional achievements.
Mount Dora reports a resident population of 3000 and a winter population near 5000. The city touts low Florida tax millage, its own Water Works supplying 20 miles of pipe, 21 miles of paved streets, nearby Sylvan Shores nine miles of streets, proximity to Mount Plymouth and Lake County Country Clubs, a top Florida school, and a large Community Building with 900 seat auditorium hosting winter events and banquets.
A saying notes that a man who is truly content is one who has outlived his usefulness, implying value lies in continued purpose and usefulness rather than mere satisfaction.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Eustis Florida invites the public to Sunday School at 945 a m and Sunday service at 11 a m with the subject God the Only Cause and Creator A Wednesday 8 p m meeting features testimonies experiences and remarks on Christian Science A free reading room in the Fountain Inn Building 117 Eustis Street is open daily 2 to 5 p m except Sundays and legal holidays for reading borrowing and purchase of literature
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